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School of Computing

Becoming a postgraduate in the School of Computing

The School of Computing is recognised for its world-leading research
and has been ranked among the top universities for studying Computer
Science in the UK.

Taught Courses

Our broad range of taught postgraduate courses
(MSc, GDip) are designed to give you a head start in today's highly
competitive job market - our graduates enjoy a very high employment
rate.
You also have the option to gain work experience while you study
through our industrial placement scheme.
The courses are taught mainly through lectures and seminars and you are
assessed by a combination of courseswork and examination.

Research degrees

If you are interested in studying for a
research degree (PhD, MSc)
you can opt for one of our recommended research projects or suggest
a project of your own.
We provide you with an extensive support framework
and encourage your involvement in the international research community.
You will undertake original individual study in a specified area of
computing under the guidance of an academic supervisor.
A full-time PhD degree will require a minimum of three years work;
an MSc research degree can be completed in one year.

Why choose Kent

World-leading research

Our world-leading researchers, in key areas such as security,
communications, computational intelligence, grid computing, and memory management
and interdisciplinary work with biosciences and psychology, have
earned us an outstanding result in the most recent national research
assessment of UK universities (RAE 2008).
Two of our staff hold Royal Society Industrial Fellowships and we also
have two ACM Distinguished Scientists.

World-class teaching

An internationally recognised Centre of Excellence for Programming
Education, the School of Computing is a leader in computer science
teaching. We have the first British academic in 30 years to receive the
ACM SIGCSE award for
'outstanding contribution to computer science
education'. We are also home to two National Teaching Fellows,
authors of widely used textbooks, and two award-winning teaching systems
(Greenfoot and BlueJ)
which are used in over 1000 institutions world-wide.

Excellent funding

We offer substantial support with
funding for taught courses and
funding for research degrees available.
We also offer a variety of scholarships, available to applicants from
any country, ranging from discounts on tuition fees through to EPSRC
funding including maintenance grants for EU applicants.

Greater career prospects

We are in the top twenty in the UK for graduate employment prospects
(Guardian 2011) and have strong
industrial links with leading companies, including
Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Microsoft and Oracle/Sun Microsystems.
Taught Masters students can gain a competitive advantage over other
graduates by gaining work experience through our optional work
placement scheme for up to
50 weeks or through the Kent IT Clinic,
our project-based consultancy service for local businesses.